Today, I read an article by Roger Roots that points out many of the flaws of government-run police, and even speculates that government-run police may be unconstitutional. I recommend giving the well-written and well-cited article a read. Although the government supposedly creates police with the intention of protecting people, the police have failed at protecting… Read More

Joshua Pantesco about the ruling of a Federal sex offender commitment law as unconstitutional. I include an excerpt: A federal law allowing prison officials to indefinitely commit sex offenders to a mental hospital following their prison term is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, effectively freeing five convicted sex offenders pending the government’s filing of… Read More

I think many local governments and communities fail to focus enough on crime prevention. They put most of their resources into catching perpetrators after the crime or during the crime. Obviously, it makes more sense to take action before crimes happen than it does to wait until they happen. I suggest that local governments work… Read More

Six years ago, a horrible event occurred. Terrorists murdered 3,000 people. Six years later, the people of the United States are in more danger, in my opinion. The Bush Administration has duped the American public into the needless invasion and occupation of Iraq, which most of the world views as unjustified. Indeed, 41% of American… Read More